Morpheme
-ent
Type
suffix
Denotation
(1) adjective suffix denoting “having the quality of; doing, being, or characterized by”; (2) agent suffix
Etymology
French -ent; Latin -entem, from -ēns
Evidence
abhorrent, agent, audient, bioluminescent, constituent, convergent, dependent, deterrent, different, effluent, emergent, flatulent, orient, persistent, student, subservient, turbulence, valent
Notes
historically dependent on the Latin stem word vowel (-ere, -ire)
